schizoidman to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe rise of solar power and China's staggering EV growth may have pushed global emissions into declinewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: news@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkThe rise of solar power and China's staggering EV growth may have pushed global emissions into declinewww.abc.net.auschizoidman to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoUntil that graph curves over, it isn’t true. Evidence trumps wishes and fantasies. I refuse to get ensnared by hopium.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt’s a prediction. We don’t have accurate data for the current year.
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoAnd predictions mean absolutely nothing until the evidence is in. Problem is, people frequently celebrate predictions, and build policy with those predictions. That’s called jumping the gun.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoKeep your panties on, no one is making policy based on this report. At most, people are viewing it with cautious optimism.
Until that graph curves over, it isn’t true.
Evidence trumps wishes and fantasies. I refuse to get ensnared by hopium.
It’s a prediction. We don’t have accurate data for the current year.
And predictions mean absolutely nothing until the evidence is in.
Problem is, people frequently celebrate predictions, and build policy with those predictions. That’s called jumping the gun.
Keep your panties on, no one is making policy based on this report. At most, people are viewing it with cautious optimism.